2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
# 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results

### Junior women's race (6 km)

**Individual**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa | Kenya | 20:52 |
| | Mercy Jelimo Kosgei | Kenya | 20:59 |
| | Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru | Kenya | 21:10 |
| 4 | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 21:13 |
| 5 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 21:23 |
| 6 | Meraf Bahta | Eritrea | 21:24 |
| 7 | Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno | Kenya | 21:27 |
| 8 | Furtuna Zegergish | Eritrea | 21:31 |
| 9 | Kokob Mehari | Eritrea | 21:50 |
| 10 | Yodit Mehari | Eritrea | 21:51 |
| 11 | Misato Tomoeda | Japan | 21:51 |
| 12 | Marie Imada | Japan | 21:54 |
| 13 | Abebu Gelan | Ethiopia | 21:54 |
| 14 | Bizunesh Urgesa | Ethiopia | 21:56 |
| 15 | Charlotte Purdue | United Kingdom | 22:00 |
| 16 | Aberu Kebede | Ethiopia | 22:05 |
| 17 | Emily Pidgeon | United Kingdom | 22:07 |
| 18 | Atsuko Matsumura | Japan | 22:10 |
| 19 | Emebt Etea | Ethiopia | 22:13 |
| 20 | Aya Nagata | Japan | 22:13 |
| 21 | Viola Chemos | Uganda | 22:27 |
| 22 | Yoshie Maeda | Japan | 22:30 |
| 23 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 22:32 |
| 24 | Claudine Kwizera | Burundi | 22:37 |
| 25 | Yukari Sahaku | Japan | 22:37 |
| 26 | Jess Coulson | United Kingdom | 22:38 |
| 27 | Godeliève Nizigiyimana | Burundi | 22:40 |
| 28 | Joyce Nanzala | Uganda | 22:54 |
| 29 | Rachel Green | Australia | 22:56 |
| 30 | Danelle Woods | Canada | 22:58 |
| 31 | Mercy Chelangat | Uganda | 23:00 |
| 32 | Ikram Zouglali | Morocco | 23:00 |
| 33 | Khadija Afrayat | Morocco | 23:02 |
| 34 | Lucy Starrat | Australia | 23:04 |
| 35 | Durka Mana | Sudan | 23:11 |
| 36 | Lara Tamsett | Australia | 23:15 |
| 37 | Fatima Ouezzani | Morocco | 23:20 |
| 38 | Olivia Kenney | United Kingdom | 23:22 |
| 39 | Pauline Niyongere | Burundi | 23:38 |
| 40 | Sian Edwards | United Kingdom | 23:41 |
| 41 | Nancy Temuko | Uganda | 23:44 |
| 42 | Julie Collignon | France | 23:53 |
| 43 | Sarah Abu Hassan | Egypt | 23:56 |
| 44 | Radhia Juma | Tanzania | 23:59 |
| 45 | Theresia Joseph | Tanzania | 24:00 |
| 46 | Halima Hachlaf | Morocco | 24:01 |
| 47 | Betha Jacob | Tanzania | 24:01 |
| 48 | Juliet George | Tanzania | 24:03 |
| 49 | Praxedis Dim | South Africa | 24:14 |
| 50 | Helen Phenyane | South Africa | 24:15 |
| 51 | Rachel Cliff | Canada | 24:15 |
| 52 | Stevie Stockton | United Kingdom | 24:21 |
| 53 | Alita Phiri | South Africa | 24:40 |
| 54 | Melanie Cleland | New Zealand | 24:43 |
| 55 | Lindsay Carson | Canada | 24:50 |
| 56 | Maria Sgarbanti | Italy | 24:52 |
| 57 | Ainhoa Sanz | Spain | 24:59 |
| 58 | Luciana Viengo | Angola | 24:59 |
| 59 | Jessica Furlan | Canada | 25:00 |
| 60 | Asia Swalehe | Tanzania | 25:09 |
| 61 | Jane Tuge | South Africa | 25:12 |
| 62 | Makampong Masaile | Lesotho | 25:29 |
| 63 | Cjuiro Margot | Peru | 25:29 |
| 64 | Wahieba Abdelghani | Sudan | 25:31 |
| 65 | Francine Niyonizigiye | Burundi | 25:59 |
| 66 | Rihab Ahmed | Sudan | 26:53 |
| 67 | Thobile Ngwenyama | Eswatini | 28:45 |
| — | Izabela Trzaskalska | Poland | DNF |
| — | Viktoria Ivanova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Huillca Rocio | Peru | DNF |
| — | Yoni Ninahuaman | Peru | DNF |
| — | Cristina Jordán | Spain | DNF |
| — | Elizet Banda | Zambia | DNF |
| — | Joana Costa | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Chaisa Belen | Peru | DNF |
| — | Tereza Master | Malawi | DNF |
| — | Rabab Arafi | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Amanda Truelove | Canada | DNF |
| — | Doreen Chesang | Uganda | DNF |
| — | Stéphanie Nizigama | Burundi | DNF |
| — | Barkahoum Drici | Algeria | DNF |
| — | Amna Bursham | Sudan | DNF |
| — | Pauline Chemning Korikwiang | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Selina Mofokeng | South Africa | DNF |
| — | Sheila Reid | Canada | DNF |
| — | Mwanahawa Said | Tanzania | DNF |
| — | Aïcha Bani | Morocco | DNF |

**Teams**

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Kenya Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa1 Mercy Jelimo Kosgei2 Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru3 Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno7 (Mercy Cherono)(23) (Pauline Chemning Korikwiang)(DNF) | 13 |
| | Eritrea Meraf Bahta6 Furtuna Zegergish8 Kokob Mehari9 Yodit Mehari10 | 33 |
| | Ethiopia Sule Utura4 Genzebe Dibaba5 Abebu Gelan13 Bizunesh Urgesa14 (Aberu Kebede)(16) (Emebt Etea)(19) | 36 |
| 4 | Japan Misato Tomoeda11 Marie Imada12 Atsuko Matsumura18 Aya Nagata20 (Yoshie Maeda)(22) (Yukari Sahaku)(25) | 61 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Charlotte Purdue15 Emily Pidgeon17 Jess Coulson26 Olivia Kenney38 (Sian Edwards)(40) (Stevie Stockton)(52) | 96 |
| 6 | Uganda Viola Chemos21 Joyce Nanzala28 Mercy Chelangat31 Nancy Temuko41 (Doreen Chesang)(DNF) | 121 |
| 7 | Morocco Ikram Zouglali32 Khadija Afrayat33 Fatima Ouezzani37 Halima Hachlaf46 (Aïcha Bani)(DNF) (Rabab Arafi)(DNF) | 148 |
| 8 | Burundi Claudine Kwizera24 Godeliève Nizigiyimana27 Pauline Niyongere39 Francine Niyonizigiye65 (Stéphanie Nizigama)(DNF) | 155 |
| 9 | Tanzania Radhia Juma44 Theresia Joseph45 Betha Jacob47 Juliet George48 (Asia Swalehe)(60) (Mwanahawa Said)(DNF) | 184 |
| 10 | Canada Danelle Woods30 Rachel Cliff51 Lindsay Carson55 Jessica Furlan59 (Amanda Truelove)(DNF) (Sheila Reid)(DNF) | 195 |
| 11 | South Africa Praxedis Dim49 Helen Phenyane50 Alita Phiri53 Jane Tuge61 (Selina Mofokeng)(DNF) | 213 |

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 87 athletes from 28 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

* Algeria (1)
* Angola (1)
* Australia (3)
* Burundi (5)
* Canada (6)
* Egypt (1)
* Eritrea (4)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Lesotho (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Morocco (6)
* New Zealand (1)
* Peru (4)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (1)
* South Africa (5)
* Spain (2)
* Sudan (4)
* Eswatini (1)
* Tanzania (6)
* Uganda (5)
* United Kingdom (6)
* Zambia (1)
